Pessary



J. SCHMID D ec., 17, 1935.

PESSARY Filed Dec. 17, 1931 INVENTOR l a f ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 17,1935.

UNITED STATES PESSARY Julius Schmid, New York, N. Y., assignor to JuliusSchmid, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York ApplicationDecember 17, 1931, Serial No. 581,552

1 Claim.

This invention relates to pessaries. The principal objects of theinvention are, first, to cushion and reinforce the spring of the pessaryso as to cause the same to fit snugly into the uterus without puttingundue and hard pressure upon the same; second, to-prevent the springfrom working through the surrounding material and becoming exposed; andthird, to apply a trade-mark or proprietaryname to the device in suchmanner that the: same will be sanitary and ineradicable.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds,

- the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts andin the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, itbeing understood that changes and variations in the combination of partsand in the details of construction may be made within the scope of whatis claimed, without department from the Figure 4 is a view partly inelevation showing. a form which has been dipped into a rubber solutionand partly coated therewith.

Figure 5 is a view showing the form with the resilient ring appliedthereto and partly rolled downward on the form.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional vice removed from the form- Like referencenumerals indicate correspond view of the de-.

ing parts in the different figures of the drawing.

Referring. to Figure 1, the reference numeral l indicates the vagina, 2the cervix, and 3 indicates generally the improved pessary of thisinvention in applied position.

joined in anysuitable manner so as to endless spring. Beforethe ends ofthe spring are brought together and either intermeshed or otherwisespliced or joined, a section of rubber tubing ,5 is

form 831 slipped over the spring so as neatly to encase the same, andwhen the ends of the spring are joined, one end of the rubber tubing isinserted in the other end so that the two ends overlapeach other andthey may be either cemented or left uncemented.

The diaphragm or body 6 of the pessary is fashioned of rubber by eitherthe moulding or the dipping process. I prefer, however, to form Inconstructing the pessary, a coil spring 4 is employed havingitsendsbrought together and (c1. 12&127)

this diaphragm by dipping a suitable form 8. Figures 4 and 5, intoeither latex or a suitable solution of rubben The rubber adheres to theform in a thin coating corresponding in shape to' the form, and thethickness of the rubber is 5 regulated by the number of dips. During thedipping operation the rim of the diaphragm 6 extends upward upon theform for a distance greater than that shown in Figure 2, as shown inFigure 4. 1 While the unvulcanized rubber is upon the form, the pessaryring composed of the spring 4 and the outer tubing 5 of vulcanizedrubber, is stretched and fitted around the form atthe top edgeof thediaphragm 6. By then rolling the 15 spring downward upon the form, withthe tubing 5 in contact with the tacky or unvulcanized rim of thediaphragm 6, said rim is caused to wrap itself around the tube 5 andadhere thereto.

Before this operation has been performed the 20 name or trade-mark ofthe pessary is suitably. stamped upon the tube 5 so that when the rim ofthe diaphragm 6 is completely wrapped aroundand adheres to the outersurface of said tube 5, the pigments or inks used in stamping said 25trade-mark name on the tube 5 are completely enclosed within the rimportion of the diaphragm 6, whereby all danger of such ink or pigmentbecoming a source of contamination or of having the same rubbed oif isavoided.

After the rim portion of the diaphragm 6 has thus been wrapped around ortacked to the tubing 5, the diaphragm portion is vulcanized and left inwhat is known as transparent condition so that the name and size numberor other in- 35 formation printed upon the tubing 5 is clearly readablethrough the transparent material of the diaphragm rim.

It will be seen that the rubber tube 5 serves to cushion and hold thespring 4 against distortion, without interfering with the action of thespring. I

- What is claimed as new is:

The method of making 'a pessary which comprises surrounding a springwith a tubular cushion arrangement, joining the ends of the spring andcushion to form a ring, applying suitable-indiciato said cushionarrangement, forming a transparent diaphragm by dipping a form; in asuitable solution of unvulcanized rubber; and thereafter securing saidring and diaphragm .to form an integral structure by stretching the ringabout the form at the top edge of the dia-'- phragm and rolling thespring downward upon the form with the cushion in contact with thetacky, top edgeof the diaphragm whereby the edge portion is caused towrap itself around the cushion and over the indicia.

Jot-roe serum.

